Elena panicked, quickly grabbing tissues to wipe Ivy's tears.

"Ivy, don't scare me! Did that jerk Ethan hurt you? If he did, I'll... I'll fight him myself!"

Luna silently offered tissues too, no longer speaking.

Finally, Ivy managed to compose herself.

Wiping away her tears, she spat out a chili pepper, "It was just... this pepper was too spicy..."

Elena sympathetically asked the server for a bottle of milk.

The three finished their meal in tacit agreement ...